Hat-fastening device.



F. W. KRBGH.

HAT FASTENINGDEVIOE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1,1912.

Patented. Aug. 19, 1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANOERAPM 60v, WASHINGTON. D, 'c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. KRECH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO M. FRED DA'ITELZWEIG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAT-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. KREcH, a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Hy invention relates to an improved fastening device for ladies hats which will efficiently hold a hat in place and which will overcome the well known objections to the ordinary hat-pin.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a fastening device which does not require a sharp point and which can therefore be applied without injury to the user.

Another object is to provide a fastening device in the form of a permanent attachment for hats comprising a guide part adapted to be secured to the hat and a pin slidable through the guide part to extend more or less radially into the hat to engage with the wearers hair.

Another object is to associate elastic means with the pin tending to force the pin inwardly and to hold it in this inner position.

In general, the object is to provide an improved attachment of which one or more may be applied to a hat and whose ends may be readily adjusted radially to secure the hat in place.

A construction and arrangement embodying my invention is clearly illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings in which drawings Figure 1 shows a hat form in section with two of my improved fastening devices applied. thereto, Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of one of the fastening devices partly in section and showing the device in its inner or fastening position, Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the device in its outer position; and Fig. 4: shows the end of the fastening device partly in section and illustrating a modified construct-ion.

Referring first to Figs. 2 and 3, each fastening device comprises suitable means m for securing the device to a hat, and a pin structure 7) guided by the supporting mechanism m for radial adjustment with reference to the hat. As shown, the supporting mechanism m comprises a tubular inner member 5 having a flange 6 of any desired size for engaging against the inside of the hat. An outer tubular member 7 is adapted to fit within the inner tubular member to be rigidly held thereto by friction or by other suitable means. This outer tubular member has a flange 8 for engaging against the outer sideof the hat wall, the two flanges firmly gripping the hat wall when the tubular members are secured together. Slidable through the inner tubular member is a rod or pin 9 threadedat its outer end for receiving any desired form of head 10, and being threaded at its inner end for receiving the end nut 11. In Fig. 1 this posit-ion of the fastening device in the hat is clearly illustrated. Two fastening devices are shown secured to opposite sides of the hat, the hat wall w being clamped between the flanges of the respective supporting structures m, the tubular members eX- tending substantially radially so that the pin structures 79 may be slid radially into proper engagement with the hair. The pins should, of course, not be held rigidly in radial position but should be more or less yielding so they may be swung to be properly ad justed with reference to the head and hair. However, the pins must sufficiently resist, such swinging movement to hold the hat in place. If the material of the hat is sufliciently flexible, it will tend to hold the pins in radial position, and the flanges 6 and 8 of the tubular members may be made of such size that sufficient material of the hat may be clamped to give the proper spring or elastic action to the pins. If the hat material is not elastic, additional means may be provided and associated with the pins to give the necessary elastic action thereto. As shown in Fig. 1, an arch 12 is provided whose ends are clamped between the flanges of the respective fastening devices, the arch being of whale-bone, steel, or other springy and elastic material. With this arrangement, the tendency will be to hold the pin members in radial position but such members may be swung to be accurately adjusted in connection with the head and hair. The spring action of the arch is such that the pins will be held in adjusted position to prevent accidental removal of the hat, yet will not unduly press the wearers head. Means are also preferably provided for yieldingly holding the pins in inner position so that the pins will normally retain their inner radial position but may be readily withdrawn outwardly so that the hat may be removed from the head. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, such means are in the form of a compression spring 13 which encircles the pin and abuts against the inner end of the tubular member 5, and the end nut 11. The pins are thus withdrawn against the force of springs 13 and when released will be moved to their inner positions by the springs. In order to avoid clamping of the hair by the spring, a sheath or cover 14 is provided, and this cover may be of silk, rubber or other suitable material. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the outer end of the sheath is clamped between the end nut 11 and a'collar 15, and the inner end fits snugly over the tubular member 5 and is glued or otherwise secured thereto. When a pin is withdrawn the spring is compressed and the sheath is folded together as inclicated in Fig. When the pins are thus withdrawn, the hat is placed on the head and the pins are then gradually released and guided into proper position. The end nuts 11 have dull points and readily find their way through the hair in advance of the sheaths 1.3. Then the pins are in final position, the sheaths will be fully expanded and smooth and will not catch the hair.

Instead of clamping the outer end of the sheath, as shown in Fig. 2, the sheath may also inclose the end nut 11 as shown in Fig. 4 to snugly fit this nut so that itwill pass smoothly through the hair. Other changes and modifications are also possible which would still come within the scope of my invention as claimed and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited to the precise con-1:

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2. In a hat fastening device, the combination of a guide frame adapted to be secured to the wall of a hat, a pin slidable through said frame, a head at the outer end of said pin and a point at the inner end thereof, a spring encircling said pin and abutting against said frame and point and tending to hold the head of the pin adjacent said frame, and a flexiblesheath inclosing said spring.

3. In a hat fastening device, the combination of a guide frame adapted to be secured to the wall of a hat, a pin slidable through said frame, a head at the outer end of said pin and a point at the inner end thereof, a spring encircling said pin and abutting against said frame and point and tending to hold the head of the pin adjacent said frame, and a flexible sheath surroundih said spring and secured to said point and frame.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name, this 26th day of June, A. D., 1912.

FREDERICK W. KREOH. Witnesses J OYCE M. LUTZ, G. J. SCHMIDT,

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Washington, D. C. 

